Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-29
sAvURoav, "cv"HER go. 1887.
FINAL Reflection ON the Presi.
dents Com plefed Tour.

dents Com piefed Tour.
Under this caption our highly es-
teemed contemporary, the Tribune, OF
Thursday had SOME reflections. They
are mild-manner to such degree that
they inevitably recall the lines in Don
Juan in which Byron describes the
Greek pirate aud cut-throat as being
"as mild . hammered man as ever
scuttled ships or cut a throat" But for
all its mildness 1t is meant TO stab.
Here it is: g5
The Presidential junketing trip is
over at last, and the accidental Chief
Magistrate is once more safe in the
sacred precincts of the White House.
The President could not by any means
make the short journey to indianapolis
that he might show his respect for the
late Vice President, Mr.. Hendricks.
Oh, no! The President was afraid OF
treasons. stratagems, or rspoils-hunters,
and he could not risk his twenty-four-
inch neck for such little thing as
the death OF a ,Vice-President.
No, the President was afraid.
But re was not afraid to 60 into the
Businesses OF the Adirondack mount
aims, amid all the terrors of the fierce
brook trout, ferocious wild deer and
bloodthirsty mosquitoes. He was not
afraid to 90 off alone with a bottle OF
Bourbon and fishpole to sone lonely
nook. He don't seem to appreciate
the extreme ease with which some
dastardly Republican could have MUIR
dered him when the veil OF night rest
ed upon him full a mile away from
human habitation. Yes, Grover
Cleveland is brave and daring man;
but somehow the idea OF attending
the funeral OF an old and faithful lead
er of the same party that had elected
him to the Office of President had a
baneful effect upon the heroic courage
of this extraordinary man and be
was afraid.
As far as is known this was the only
occasion upon which this Falstatf has
shown his true nature.
When the time had rolled on until
there was but little space left before
another election should take. place,
this humble exponent of Jeffersonian
simplicity and beautiful example OF
knightly bravery, boards train of
vestibuled Pullman cars, and is
whirled around the circle of the Gen.
tral States, exhibiting himself from
wind ,ws and platforms like revised
edition Of Mr. PUEcH, while the wires
that moved his limbs were not invisi-
Bile below. His speeches were mar
wells of learning, and remarkable for
the knowledge OF each little Podunk's
history, prominent features and pros
poets. But. alas Lit was soon discov-
cred that all these beautiful speeches
of the versatile President were taken
eerbalim and itcrat;m, bodily and un-
disg lisedly, from the American En-
cycl 'psedia.
Bat he had the shrewdness to take
along wit. him his beautiful and
charming young wife. 1t was a mas
ter-stroke when he married her, and
it was not less polite to take her
with him on his tour. Everyone
one speaks in the very highest terms
of Mrs. Francis Folsom Cleveland;
it is not to be doubted that she is all
she is said to be. 1t is openly boasted
by friends of the administration that
one of the main hopes of the President
in his struggle for denomination and
reelection is the beauty and popular
ity of his young wife. But it seems
to us, and we think all candid and
thoughtful men will agree, that what
the nation requires in u President is
brains and strength, and not of neces-
sity q young and handsome wife.
The country and the times are not so
degenerate that the Chief Magistrate
must put on petticoats and wheedle
politicians in o scented drawing-room.
As specimen OF maudlin weakness
and self-confessed defeat that takes
rank above anything of the day.
When the Tribune's party was in
power, and when the editor of the
Tribune held Office we did not have to
resort to such petty special pleading
to make out Il case against the Admin
istration, and the office holder. There
was the Ames-Colfax Credit Mobilier.
There was the Robson naval cpl
sodes in which millions were sunk in
worthless hulks, and Roach, Robson
and others put money in their purse.
There were Black Fridays. There
were whisky lings-all OF Infamous
memory, and one of them ruled in
Chicago. Senators became twenty
lines millionaires on their paltry sal
lries. Men grew rich in office, and
zone could tell where the money came
rom. No, no, there was no need to
rump up bagatelle indignation
,ased on the fact that the President
lad taken vacation of two weeks.
Ind if he did go out fishing with
,ottle Of bourbon he did not 60 down
N the Pawnec in the Potomac with a
,ottlc of neuralgia-that is what
hey called it when the Tribune
,ditor held Office in Chicago.
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